Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Comment #2

Thank you for the insightful tips. I am currently studying
PR at University of Winnipeg. I came to Canada less than 3 years ago from
Belarus and of course felt the need to develop communication skills. My
speaking wasn't too bad, but writing left much to be desired. At that time I
had no clue that I was going to be Public Relations and Marketing student (my
program includes both and is very intense). Working as a bartender I got to
know many people in the neighbourhood. That certainly helped me to open up and
not being afraid to speak up, even making mistakes or no sense at all. Anyway,
the feeling of doing something better than just that did not want to leave me.
I set up a goal - to become good at writing, be not only heard but read too.
This summer I'm finishing the program with other 25 domestic and international
students just like me. My class is very diverse in terms of backgrounds,
countries, and age. We all were taught a handful of essential PR skills. And
blogging is one of them. I must admit, for me it was a struggle at first as I
had never done it before. I remember the day when I was assigned to write my
first blog post. Inspiration left me for hours. Now those days are history.
Blogging became an ongoing process for me. Thanks to Samantha Lapedus and her
classes!